When The Sun Hits Tab

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This is a tab of all three guitars for the original studio recording (not how it is played live).Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
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Note: commas just denote a separation of double digit notes.
(So you don't confuse 141414 as alternating 1s and 4s. Hence 14,14,14)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Timing is important for this section but it's hard to show it here accurately.
For exact timings play along to the song, it is pretty clear.
 
Gt. 1:
picked softly                                 picked normally
e|-----------|---------,14,14,14-------|     |---------14~-----------|
B|-----------|-14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14-|     |------14~-----14~---14~|
G|(14) x8 ---|-14,14,14---------,14,14-| x2  |---14~-----------14~---| x2
D|-16- x8 ---|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
E|-----------|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
  (note "x8" means repeat 8 times)            let ring
 
Gt. 2:
e|----------------------------------------|    |-x~----------------|-0~----------------|
B|---10------9-------12----------10~---9~-|    |-x~----------------|-0~----------------|
G|-11--11,11---11,11-----11,11,11---------| x2 |-4~----------------|-6~----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|    |-5~----------------|-7~----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|    |-5~----------------|-7~----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|    |-3~----------------|-5~----------------|
                                                let ring            let ring
Gt. 3:
(does nothing)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Gt. 1:
The delay makes it sorta difficult to tell when the changes happen so just listen and adjust your delay
settings till it sounds right.
e|----------------------------------------|     |-17--14--12--10-17-14-12-10-9-10----|
B|-10-(x12)-12-(x4)-----------------------|     |------------------------------------|
G|------------------11-(x8)-9-(x4)-11-(x4)|  x4 |------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|     |------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|     |------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|     |------------------------------------|
*These are all estimates.                        Tremolo picking (listen to song for timing)
 
Gt. 2:
It's very difficult to hear what is played in the second half.
e|----------------------------------------|----------------|
B|---10------9-------12----------10~---9~-|----------------|
G|-11--11,11---11,11-----11,11,11---------|-7--6--4-6-7-6--| x6
D|----------------------------------------|0-00-00-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------|
                                            *Not exact.
                                             Every time this is played with a slight variation.
                                             Noodle around with these notes until satisfied.
Gt. 3:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-------/999\-7--------------------|
D|-7-(x11)-/999\-7----4------5555-777-| x6
A|-5-------/777\-5----4-(x9)-5555-777-|
E|----------------(0)-2------3333-555-|
*Estimated
 Listen to the song for exact timing.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Gt. 1:
picked softly                                 picked normally
e|-----------|---------,14,14,14-------|     |---------14~-----------|
B|-----------|-14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14-|     |------14~-----14~---14~|
G|(14) x8 ---|-14,14,14---------,14,14-| x2  |---14~-----------14~---| x2
D|-16- x8 ---|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
E|-----------|-------------------------|     |-----------------------|
                                              let ring
 
Gt. 2:
e|----------------------------------------|    |-x~----------------|-0~----------------|
B|---10------9-------12----------10~---9~-|    |-x~----------------|-0~----------------|
G|-11--11,11---11,11-----11,11,11---------| x2 |-4~----------------|-6~----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|    |-5~----------------|-7~----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|    |-5~----------------|-7~----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|    |-3~----------------|-5~----------------|
                                                let ring            let ring
Gt. 3:
e|--------------|    |--------------|
B|--------------|    |--------------|
G|-3------------| x2 |--------------|
D|-3-(x8)-4-----|    |-5------7-----|
A|-5------4-(x8)|    |-5-(x8)-7-(x8)|
E|--------2-----|    |-3------5-----|
  PM............      PM............
 
 
[Chorus]*
 
The only difference here is that Gt. 1 plays a slightly altered second half (the tremolo picked part).
This can be whatever you like really, noodle around till you find something you like.
The song is (mostly) in D.
Just remember end on 5th fret on the e string. This is because it's what transitions everyone
into the pre-chorus.
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Gt. 1:
continues from last chorus
e|5~---------|5~---------|5~---------|5~-------7~|
B|-----------|---------7~|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
  Let ring out
  Timing's a bit weird.
 
Gt. 2:
picked softly
e|---|
B|10-|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|
REPEAT until section is over
 
Gt. 3:
picked softly
e|-----------|---------,14,14,14-------|
B|-----------|-14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14-|
G|(14) x8 ---|-14,14,14---------,14,14-|
D|-16- x8 ---|-------------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------|
E|-----------|-------------------------|
REPEAT until section is over
 
 
[Outro]
 
Play the first [Chorus]
 
 
 
~   = Ring out
/   = Slide
PM. = Palm Mute
()  = Ghost note
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